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FAT 32 file size limit?
Posted: Tue Feb 10, 2004 4:30 pm
by CDN_Merlin
I'm trying to unRAR a 4.6 gig file onto a FAT32 partition. WinRAR keeps telling me it can't do it cause of the 4 gig file size limit.
Is there any way around this?
Posted: Tue Feb 10, 2004 4:34 pm
by CDN_Merlin
Posted: Tue Feb 10, 2004 5:40 pm
by Krom
Split it.
Posted: Tue Feb 10, 2004 6:31 pm
by fliptw
the only way around this is to switch to another file system.
not really a useable option.
Posted: Tue Feb 10, 2004 6:38 pm
by CDN_Merlin
Can't split an ISO
Posted: Wed Feb 11, 2004 12:07 am
by MD-2389
He meant split the RAR file Merlin.
Posted: Wed Feb 11, 2004 12:11 am
by fliptw
im fairly sure its already split MD.
he wants to UN-RAR it.
Posted: Wed Feb 11, 2004 12:25 am
by Krom
Got a DVD ISO eh?
You are going to need NTFS, its as simple as that.
-Krom
Posted: Wed Feb 11, 2004 6:18 am
by CDN_Merlin
Yes, it's about 40 or so 50 meg RAR files. It's the ISO that is 4.x gigs.
Posted: Wed Feb 11, 2004 9:30 am
by Warlock
another reasion y NTFS is so much better than FAT32
Posted: Wed Feb 11, 2004 10:43 am
by Topher
Following that link...
So what's the theoretical maximum drive size of NTFS? I see 2^32 clusters is 256 terabytes. So if I square 256 terabytes, do I get 2^64 clusters worth of data?
Posted: Wed Feb 11, 2004 2:11 pm
by fliptw
whee.
info
the maximum volume size is 4 TB; maximum file size is the volume size.
Posted: Wed Feb 11, 2004 2:14 pm
by Warlock
about 4TB for eatch Partishion acording by the NT5 book
16 exabyte file size limit, i woulder how long it would take to rar a file that big with best compression on
edit fliptw u type to fast
Posted: Wed Feb 11, 2004 2:19 pm
by Topher
flip, you didn't click on the link. I'm asking about theoretical drive size, what does the format support. Not what Windows is capable of formatting.
Posted: Wed Feb 11, 2004 3:39 pm
by fliptw
I stated it.
4 TB. I think thats on 32-bit platforms tho.
according to that KB article, its 2^64-1 clusters for the theoretical volume size
Posted: Wed Feb 11, 2004 4:02 pm
by Topher
2^64-1 clusters == ?? terabytes
Posted: Wed Feb 11, 2004 5:14 pm
by JMEaT
Anyone running 2000/XP with FAT32 should really switch to NTFS anyway.
Posted: Wed Feb 11, 2004 5:29 pm
by fliptw
<BLOCKQUOTE><font size="1" face="Arial">quote:</font><HR><font face="Arial" size="3">Originally posted by Topher:
2^64-1 clusters == ?? terabytes</font><HR></BLOCKQUOTE>
16777216 TB.
or ~16 exabytes.
Posted: Wed Feb 11, 2004 8:56 pm
by SSX-Thunderbird
Until the Linux kernel has full write support for NTFS, I'm sticking with FAT32.
Posted: Thu Feb 12, 2004 11:12 am
by Krom
The implimented partition size in NTFS for windows XP is 256 terrabytes (requires dynamic disk for over 4 terrabytes).
-Krom